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3.) USDA Can’t Slide on Organic Food Rules A federal judge Thursday refused to dismiss a lawsuit claiming the Secretary of Agriculture illegally changed the process for reviewing substances used in organic farming. 4.) Justices OK Straight-Party Voting in Michigan Michiganders will be able to vote entirely for one party with a single mark on the ballot in November after the U.S. Supreme Court declined Friday to allow a ban on straight-party voting.

8.) State Dep’t FOIA Hearing Takes Clinton Detour At a hearing meant to review State Department compliance with records requests, Republican congressmen had little explanation for fixating on Hillary Clinton to the exclusion of her predecessors.